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armed opposition gunmen against the syria military machine. after months of fighting the syrian army did manage to take back the neighborhood. but at terrible costs. even now only 5% of the residents have returned and the fight just moved down the road. but to get to it we had to take a surreal trip through a fully functioning business district crowded with shoppers and students. then down the street the next front line was marked by tanks and syrian soldiers. a young captain who wanted to be known only as omar offered to show us around. look at this. months of fighting have shattered this part of the old city. omar gestured to a curtain hung in an alley to block the sniper's view. even so when soldiers past the place they duck. just behind these battle scarred buildings rebel fighters are assuming control. we climbed inside to try to have a look. not a lot moving out there. i can see more from this hole but they say it's too big if we get visible we'll be sniped at. there are rebel snipers in the building just across the alley. the private to
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. >>> and dramatic video here from the civil war raging in syria. rebels claim to have shot down the military helicopter you see here with a surface-to-air missile. also, today, at least 34 people were killed in twin car bombings near the capital of damascus. >>> and the florida socialite caught up in the cia sex scandal is fighting back, trying to reclaim her reputation. attorneys for jill kelley are accusing a new york businessman of defaming kelley, suggesting she try to use her connections to general david petraeus to broker a foreign business deal. kelley's legal team claiming government sources are responsible for leaks to the media about kelley's personal life. >>> and a frightening case of road rage in oakland, california. take a look. a pair of men pulling up to a couple, recording their reckless driving. and as you can see here, one of the men waved a gun. the other tried to jump into the couple's car, shooting at them. but then missing. the men were arrested a few hours later. >>> if you thought traveling for thanksgiving was expensive, b
. >>> and dramatic video here from the civil war raging in syria. rebels claim to have shot down the military helicopter you see here with a surface-to-air missile. also, today, at least 34 people were killed in twin car bombings near the capital of damascus. >>> and the florida socialite caught up in the cia sex scandal is fighting back, trying to reclaim her reputation. attorneys for jill kelley are accusing a new york businessman of defaming kelley, suggesting she try to...
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the conflict in syria sees no end but iran a key regional power and indicated ally of syria is continuing and intensifying its efforts for a peaceful resolution to shuttle diplomacy has been headed by the head of the iranian calment ali larijani a very influential politician who you know iran known worldwide as a former chief negotiator for iran's nuclear program his recent stop overs have included meetings with president bashar al assad in syria hizbollah in lebanon and turkey is leader now is in iraq iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad up those after it's by discussing how to bring peace to syria with others over egypt and turkey at a recent summit in pakistan and just to underline the diplomatic mission to find violence and to the civil war on its doorstep that are on offer to host representatives from all sides of the fighting in syria at the closed door today gathering no to violence yes democracy took his request for nato missiles to be deployed on its border with syria drew the scorn of iran's foreign ministry who said all that would do is aggravate tensions across the whole regio
the conflict in syria sees no end but iran a key regional power and indicated ally of syria is continuing and intensifying its efforts for a peaceful resolution to shuttle diplomacy has been headed by the head of the iranian calment ali larijani a very influential politician who you know iran known worldwide as a former chief negotiator for iran's nuclear program his recent stop overs have included meetings with president bashar al assad in syria hizbollah in lebanon and turkey is leader now is...
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for insight into the situation in syria i'm now joined live by our model. of the syrian social club a pro-government group pushing for reforms mistah violence is now almost daily in pro-us that areas of eastern damascus how concerned is the government now. well in terms of fearing for the government difficult to fall i don't think the government is really concerned much fearing for its supporters obviously or any serious it is and is the issue. of the destruction of the infrastructure of. this is deteriorating the state of the economy is the diffidently is the worry that is definitely on the syrian government's mind. this is this has been a while this seems to be very systematic we need to understand what happened today this is not the first time that this happens in this neighborhood there are two things this issues to fall there are two issues to consider first of all those neighborhoods and cities that are not willing to join up with this so-called revolution are being collectively punished as some of my friends from aleppo said. who saw the city or half
for insight into the situation in syria i'm now joined live by our model. of the syrian social club a pro-government group pushing for reforms mistah violence is now almost daily in pro-us that areas of eastern damascus how concerned is the government now. well in terms of fearing for the government difficult to fall i don't think the government is really concerned much fearing for its supporters obviously or any serious it is and is the issue. of the destruction of the infrastructure of. this...
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fighting has intensified in syria. government troops responded with fierce air attacks in towns around the air base. a london human rights group says 40,000 people have been killed since march of last year. >>> japanese police and prosecutors are building their case against a woman they say was the mastermind behind a kidnapping, torture and murder ring. investigators say miyoko sumida preyed on people close to her, that she's responsible for keeping them confined and physically abused and that she orchestrated as many as nine deaths. prosecutors indicted her on tuesday on the charge of dumping the body of a man in the sea. police found the body in a concrete-filled drum in the waters over okihama prefecture. investigators suspect sumida, who is 64, kept the man confined in her condominium in amagasaki in hyogo prefecture and that she orchestrated his abuse and death. prosecutors also indicted her husband, sister-in-law and sons. investigators say victims were held in her condo against their will, deprived of food and
fighting has intensified in syria. government troops responded with fierce air attacks in towns around the air base. a london human rights group says 40,000 people have been killed since march of last year. >>> japanese police and prosecutors are building their case against a woman they say was the mastermind behind a kidnapping, torture and murder ring. investigators say miyoko sumida preyed on people close to her, that she's responsible for keeping them confined and physically abused...
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party life here in moscow syria's two biggest kurdish groups have agreed to merge into one in order to heal divisions and present a united front if successful the union could potentially emerge as a third faction in syria in control of oil richlands and the border with iraq where for more on their aspirations let's talk to him often he's leading m.p. from the kurdish coalition for baghdad well this isn't the first time the two factions have tried to unite could it work this time. well i hope the torch because they need this unity definitely. you know. there was more and i think they should unite. negotiations with the cd and position all thought about all of the future of this country and that i could in my get in this country because if they don't unite then they will be in a weak situation and terror key will influence part of these people are those who will influence because ted he wants to divide these people they don't want these people to be united but are they why. are they already divided when we see what's happening in syria we've got syrian kurds who are fighting against assa
party life here in moscow syria's two biggest kurdish groups have agreed to merge into one in order to heal divisions and present a united front if successful the union could potentially emerge as a third faction in syria in control of oil richlands and the border with iraq where for more on their aspirations let's talk to him often he's leading m.p. from the kurdish coalition for baghdad well this isn't the first time the two factions have tried to unite could it work this time. well i hope...
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. >> in syria, 34 people have been reported killed in a double car bombing in. reports indicate a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle shortly after a bomb went off. the attacks targeted a town loyal to president assad's government. meanwhile, an unconfirmed report says rebels in aleppo in the north shot down a fighter jet and captured its pilot. egypt pose a political crisis is deepening. clashes erupted in cairo between police and protesters who have been occupying central tahrir square. >> they about to stay put until president morsi withdraws from power. >> he insists that his decree is necessary for national security and is only temporary. >> police used tear gas to try to disperse the crowds, but the morning after mass protests, many demonstrators vowed to stay put. critics feel cheated. they say the president's decrees go against the spirit of egypt's revolution. the opposition once he is well on his way to becoming an islamist autocrat, not a precedent for all egyptians as promised. >> what you did to us, mr. president -- you divided the country in half. s
. >> in syria, 34 people have been reported killed in a double car bombing in. reports indicate a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle shortly after a bomb went off. the attacks targeted a town loyal to president assad's government. meanwhile, an unconfirmed report says rebels in aleppo in the north shot down a fighter jet and captured its pilot. egypt pose a political crisis is deepening. clashes erupted in cairo between police and protesters who have been occupying central tahrir square....
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in syria fifty four people have been killed and dozens injured by twenty car bombings in a damascus suburb mostly populated by president assad supporters a model from the syrian social club a pro-government group pushing for reforms things these but also being used to shift balance in the civil war they have all sorts of objectives first of all obviously to give the illusion or true to give the sense of the feeling. to the government because not in control in. the clue that people would start losing support we know that the theory has been from the very beginning that the people are afraid of the government if you the government strong grip is slipping. sorry you see this year to happen and people are still using the support of the government to prevent it from falling so yes this is a tactic in a sense. a far cry from gun toting our guide are in syria the terror now facing france's much more sinister blending right into society and the cause of it our friendship short of cash and opportunities are flocking to radical islam that was out is the less the reports tracking homegrown terrorism
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he was at a forum at the newseum yesterday and crying out for american leadership on syria which means more involvement and there are a lot of big issues he has a huge influence on because of his experience, respect and personal history. this issue i'm not so sure they'll follow him on but two or three have said they're putting holds on a nomination. no bell laureate economists nominated for the federal reserve who was finally withdrew his name after a year of waiting because he was not going to be -- >> consumer. >> and the consumer protection service agency, elizabeth warren's former agency so you have people all over the place, judges -- >> ambassadors. >> when lindsey graham mentioned yesterday was john boughten and that was, okay, a warning because john was not confirmed for u.n. ambassador then was a recess appointee. no way the president will nominate a secretary of state as a recess appointee. you cannot with credible lead diplomacy over the world. we'll have a debate tomorrow. there is a debate in the general assembly of the united nations on palestinian statehood. it is symbo
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liz, syria has one of the largest armies in the middle east. why hasn't the dictatorship been able to put down the rebellion? >> reporter: well, for a start, they're fighting on dozens of fronts and up and down the country. but secondly, this not terribly well trained army is fighting a very nimble mobile insurgency and that is the most difficult kind of warfare. >> pelley: the war has been encroaching on the capital where you are now over the last several months. what's the fighting been like there today? >> reporter: inside the city, hit-and-run attacks, sporadic gunfire. but in the suburbs really heavy shelling. the heaviest we've seen so far from the air from fighter planes and also mortars and tank shells. in fact, until just a few minutes ago the windows were rattling here in the hotel. >> pelley: no end in sight. liz, thanks very much. scientists studying climate change are warning of a new source of greenhouse gases warming the earth. and who is buying the illegal tusks of slaughtered elephants? our hidden camera investigation coming up
liz, syria has one of the largest armies in the middle east. why hasn't the dictatorship been able to put down the rebellion? >> reporter: well, for a start, they're fighting on dozens of fronts and up and down the country. but secondly, this not terribly well trained army is fighting a very nimble mobile insurgency and that is the most difficult kind of warfare. >> pelley: the war has been encroaching on the capital where you are now over the last several months. what's the...
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number nine syria gate one of the latest weekly leaks releases featured documents relating to syria among the revelations were ties between italian industrial giant finmeccanica which supplied fifty million introspection proof communications used by the military police number eight palestine willing to play ball in an attempt to streamline the peace process wiki leaks cables revealed just how much the palestinian authority was willing to concede surprisingly the palestinian authority was willing to give up land in exchange for an end to further settlement building the revelation angered some palestinian hardliners but ultimately showed israel's all or nothing attitude at the negotiating table. and what they want to stick to the sun has been in the ecuadorian embassy for nearly six months in london this despite being granted asylum in ecuador the british response to the asylum threats over from the embassy and forcibly take advantage while their rhetoric has cooled down and the confrontation demonstrates something about the british mindset despite international law not being at their side
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of course you've got syria. you've got iran's nuclear program. real problems in that the pat of the world. very important to american interests. melissa: interesting. peter, thank you for coming on the show. we always appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. melissa: next on "money", winning lottery is next to impossible but one man has done it seven times. he will join us next with tips to pick the winning lottery ticket for tonight's $550 million powerball jackpot. how can you possibly not watch that? >>> i've got my own ticket right here. should i have waited to buy this until after he was on the show? darn it. "piles of money" coming up. i'm still going to win. ♪ ♪ . melissa: all right. have you bought your lottery ticket yet? i did! well, by now you have to know the jackpot is a whopping $550 million. you might also know, well, those are your odds of winning. it is roughly 1 in 175 million. lucky for you we have the man with a secret to increase your chances taking home the dough. he has won millions as a seven-time grand prize lot
of course you've got syria. you've got iran's nuclear program. real problems in that the pat of the world. very important to american interests. melissa: interesting. peter, thank you for coming on the show. we always appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. melissa: next on "money", winning lottery is next to impossible but one man has done it seven times. he will join us next with tips to pick the winning lottery ticket for tonight's $550 million powerball jackpot. how...
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some other world news in brief now syria first away up to fifty four people have been killed and dozens injured by twin car bombings in a damascus suburb mostly populated by president assad supporters one state news agency blamed terrorists of the attack the region has seen fierce fighting between rebels and the government forces in recent days the violence comes after france decided to donate more than one point five million dollars to the opposition. iran has unveiled it to upgrade it domestically build lighter submarines and overhauled whole crafts it's the latest part of terence efforts to improve its defense capabilities we have great is being made because it fears possible future attacks from the likes of israel all the u.s. against its nuclear program is now planning a major naval drill. deadly floods in panama has forced more than six thousand people out of their homes as hundreds of houses were very varied underwater some roads have been washed away by massive landslides downpours have eased off since she's day rivers overflow their banks damaging bridges and buildings. others
some other world news in brief now syria first away up to fifty four people have been killed and dozens injured by twin car bombings in a damascus suburb mostly populated by president assad supporters one state news agency blamed terrorists of the attack the region has seen fierce fighting between rebels and the government forces in recent days the violence comes after france decided to donate more than one point five million dollars to the opposition. iran has unveiled it to upgrade it...
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out here in moscow and in syria up to fifty four people have been killed and dozens injured by twenty car bombings in a damascus suburb mostly populated by president assad supporters from the syrian social club a pro-government group pushing for reforms thinks these blasts are being used to shift the balance in the civil war they have all sorts of objectives first of all obviously to give the illusion to to give the sense of the feeling that the government is not in control in the hope that people would start losing support we know that the theory has been from the very beginning that the people are afraid of exactly that amount of the government strong grip is slipping they would immediately shift sides of the sea the sea is yet to happen and people are still in support or there is enough people the support of the government to prevented from falling so yes this is civil war tactic in a sense. a far cry from gun toting radicals in the middle east the terror now facing france's much more sinister blending right into society in the cause of it the french use too short of cash and oppor
out here in moscow and in syria up to fifty four people have been killed and dozens injured by twenty car bombings in a damascus suburb mostly populated by president assad supporters from the syrian social club a pro-government group pushing for reforms thinks these blasts are being used to shift the balance in the civil war they have all sorts of objectives first of all obviously to give the illusion to to give the sense of the feeling that the government is not in control in the hope that...
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says there were two car bombs and two improvised devices this is the latest in a series of attacks on syria's main city normally staged by rebel linked rooms. and some other international news this hour a rebel was formed because if you know it's been more and more question is so leaders of the other twenty three militant groups say they will not leave and will continue their fight with the army on tuesday conflicting reports from twenty three officials and the government is making both confirmed and denied a rebel pullout from the city meanwhile fresh violence as a reporter from the area around go lower. almost two hundred people have taken to the streets of chile's capital santiago to protest a new fishing law protesters say the new legislation discriminates against independent fisherman the unauthorized rally ended in skirmishes between demonstrators and police who despairs the protesters and arrested at least ten of them. facebook and twitter are increasingly becoming a dangerous tool of expression in the u.k. so there's a growing number of prosecutions resulting from offensive posts on s
says there were two car bombs and two improvised devices this is the latest in a series of attacks on syria's main city normally staged by rebel linked rooms. and some other international news this hour a rebel was formed because if you know it's been more and more question is so leaders of the other twenty three militant groups say they will not leave and will continue their fight with the army on tuesday conflicting reports from twenty three officials and the government is making both...
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a pair of suicide car bombers in syria blew themselves up today in a suburb of damascus. at least 34 people were killed. the twin explosions shattered buildings and left streets littered with rubble. in addition to the dead, the state news agency reported dozens of people were wounded. meanwhile, in the north, rebels said they shot down a government fighter jet with an anti- aircraft missile. in egypt, the political crisis took a new turn, as two top appellate courts went on strike against president mohammed morsi. they said they won't return to work until morsi rescinds decrees giving himself near absolute power. at the same time, the supreme constitutional court rejected morsi's claims that it's undermining his government. >> ( translated ): the egyptian supreme constitutional court will not be terrorized from any threat or blackmail and it will not be subjected to any pressure from anyone, no matter how forcible the pressure. and the supreme constitutional court is ready to face this, whatever the consequences, which could be a high price, even if the price is the life
a pair of suicide car bombers in syria blew themselves up today in a suburb of damascus. at least 34 people were killed. the twin explosions shattered buildings and left streets littered with rubble. in addition to the dead, the state news agency reported dozens of people were wounded. meanwhile, in the north, rebels said they shot down a government fighter jet with an anti- aircraft missile. in egypt, the political crisis took a new turn, as two top appellate courts went on strike against...
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we'll speak with cnn's arwa damon from northern syria later this hour. a federal judge is ordering tobacco companies to publicly admit they deceived americans about the dangers of smoking. the court ruled big tobacco should print on the box and advertisements. it's not clear if tobacco companies will appeal this decision. and the self-described king of motivation has died at the age of 86 years old. zig ziglar best known for his seminars and more than two dozen books on salesmanship. he died in dallas after getting pneumonia. he had quite an influence. he had 30 books or so over the course of his life. >> quite a following. thanks very much, lisa, for that. >>> republican raise eyebrows when he said he might break the anti-tax pledge. that statement could also draw him into getting a new primary opponent as far as his re-election is concerned. primary opponent who also happens to be a cnn contributor. we're going to speak to that contributor next. u stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for th
we'll speak with cnn's arwa damon from northern syria later this hour. a federal judge is ordering tobacco companies to publicly admit they deceived americans about the dangers of smoking. the court ruled big tobacco should print on the box and advertisements. it's not clear if tobacco companies will appeal this decision. and the self-described king of motivation has died at the age of 86 years old. zig ziglar best known for his seminars and more than two dozen books on salesmanship. he died in...
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one is libya, syria, tunisia and yemen. egypt truly matters. if that becomes an islamic authoritarian regime it will have a significant impact on those other countries. bill: you believe we are losing ground in the battle with islamists and they are gaining more power. that's not something people wanted to see after the arab spring. but you believe the window of opportunity in developing a more modern arab world is closing. when you think about that, you think about the sacrifice that happened in afghanistan. and happened in iraq, and we are not take advantage of that? have you seen that play out? >> right now it's playing out against us and against mostly what we are talking about here is the people in the middle east. the drivers of instability are political and social injustice and lack of economic opportunity. that's what these reformers are seeking. that's -- it seems to me it's something we should be helping them to achieve. if we are not involved in that process the islamists and the radicals are going to have undue influence and that's
one is libya, syria, tunisia and yemen. egypt truly matters. if that becomes an islamic authoritarian regime it will have a significant impact on those other countries. bill: you believe we are losing ground in the battle with islamists and they are gaining more power. that's not something people wanted to see after the arab spring. but you believe the window of opportunity in developing a more modern arab world is closing. when you think about that, you think about the sacrifice that happened...
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in syria, government warplanes bombed towns in the north and east, in the face of new advances by rebel fighters. in one attack, the planes dropped barrels filled with explosives and gasoline just west of idlib city. reports of the dead ranged from five to 20. the regime is using intensive air raids to try to beat back rebel gains. forensic experts took samples from the remains of yasser arafat today, hoping to determine once and for all if the late palestinian leader was poisoned. arafat died in 2004. his body was briefly exhumed today in ramallah, on the west bank. we have a report from john ray of independent television news. >> reporter: eight years after they buried him they sealed yasser arafat's tomb for a second time. a dignified ceremony. the palestinian's lost leader has not been allowed to rest peacefully. shielded by blue screens, scientists took samples from his body to try to clear up a near decade of conjecture on the spf theory that says that when a gravely ill arafat said farewell to his people he was dying from the poison administered by the agents of israel. >> the ti
in syria, government warplanes bombed towns in the north and east, in the face of new advances by rebel fighters. in one attack, the planes dropped barrels filled with explosives and gasoline just west of idlib city. reports of the dead ranged from five to 20. the regime is using intensive air raids to try to beat back rebel gains. forensic experts took samples from the remains of yasser arafat today, hoping to determine once and for all if the late palestinian leader was poisoned. arafat died...
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megyn: deadly developments out of syria. two coordinated car bombs rocking the capital of damascus. a car bomb ripped through commuters, and as they rushed to help another bomb won't off. a syrian newspaper report says the attack targeted those loyal to bashar al-asaad. new questions about president obama's approach to the fiscal cliff negotiations. taxes are going to go up and there will be massive defense spending cuts come next year if they don't do something on capitol hill. we showed you at the top of the hour how the white house was grilled about what spending cuts are being negotiated to avoid these pending cuts we are about to get which many feel are draconian and whether the wt wants to raise them and deal with them or postpone them until the new year and what sense would that make. last night syndicated clemmist charles -- syndicated columnist charles krauthammer says the president is not serious about solving the country's fiscal problems and claims his strategy is to drive a wedge between republicans. he pointed to a lack of discussion over spending cuts as evidence. >>
megyn: deadly developments out of syria. two coordinated car bombs rocking the capital of damascus. a car bomb ripped through commuters, and as they rushed to help another bomb won't off. a syrian newspaper report says the attack targeted those loyal to bashar al-asaad. new questions about president obama's approach to the fiscal cliff negotiations. taxes are going to go up and there will be massive defense spending cuts come next year if they don't do something on capitol hill. we showed you...
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the immediate ramifications of the arab spring, if you like, and obviously you've still got issues in syria. there's still tensions with respect to that. the area isn't going to settle down for quite a long time. that means we're going to have episodic periods where you get, for example, shots just because of tensions in that region. coming back to big global macro we were talking about earlier, that is one of the biggest threats to the global economy. we've got oil prices at fairly reasonable levels right now, but if you stop pushing all prices back above $100 a barrel in west texas towards 110 and 115, that's a serious break to a global economy that's already struggling. >> absolutely. and in the developed world argument, where do you see the markets in 2013? >> i would still be of the broad expectation that emerging markets are better than developed markets at this point. all the legacies that we're still dealing with from the financial crisis. but they have a greater potential to grow. but equally, it's about global demand and if areas like the u.s. are not really growing, areas like eu
the immediate ramifications of the arab spring, if you like, and obviously you've still got issues in syria. there's still tensions with respect to that. the area isn't going to settle down for quite a long time. that means we're going to have episodic periods where you get, for example, shots just because of tensions in that region. coming back to big global macro we were talking about earlier, that is one of the biggest threats to the global economy. we've got oil prices at fairly reasonable...